Philosophy in the Talented year 8 Classroom: Improving Thinking (and a lot more) through Philosophical inquiry

Abstract

Teaching philosophy through a community of inquiry to Year 8 students in an Academic Talent Program has proved to be an effective way of engaging students in their learning and of helping them learn strategies in higher-order thinking that they can use at school, at home or in the community. This article presents a brief overview of a two-term study of talented students in a state high school in Perth.